Wasp and Oriental hornet nests treated and removed where they can be reached, and mosquito breeding sites found and dealt with.
A wasp or hornet nest by a door, a window, a pool or a play area is not something to tackle with a broom. The technician wears a full protective suit, treats the nest, and removes it where it can be reached safely; nests high on a facade may need access equipment.
Bees are different. A swarm or a hive of honey bees should be collected by a beekeeper, not destroyed — tell us what you are seeing and we will say which it is, from a photo if you can take one safely.
Mosquitoes breed in standing water: plant saucers, blocked gutters and drains, water features, buckets and anything that collects rain. Mosquito control starts with finding and removing those breeding sites, with targeted treatment of what cannot be removed and screens on doors and windows.
The hornet most people meet in Malta is the Oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis): large, reddish-brown, with a yellow band across the body. A University of Malta study found it active from the last week of April to the second week of November, mostly around apiaries and built-up areas in the Northern Harbour, Southern Harbour and South-Eastern districts. Nests build up through the warmer summer months, so late summer and autumn are when most people notice them.
Nests turn up in wall cavities, roof spaces, ventilators, balconies, gardens and trees. Often all you see is a steady stream of hornets in and out of one gap.
Do not block or spray the hole yourself. Hornets shut in will look for another way out, sometimes into the house. Keep children and pets away, and send us a photo from a safe distance with where it is.
Oriental hornets hunt honey bees and are a serious problem for Maltese beekeepers. If you keep bees, or hornets are working a hive near you, say so and the beekeeper can be told too.
Most stings hurt and swell but are not dangerous. If someone stung has trouble breathing, swelling of the face, lips or throat, or feels faint, ring 112 now. Keep everyone away from the nest until it has been treated.
Nest removal and mosquito control are priced after a look — often a photo is enough for a nest; mosquito work needs a walk round the property.
| Job | Unit | Band | What is in it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wasp or hornet nest removal | nest | quoted on site | nest treated and removed where it can be reached |
| Mosquito control | property | quoted on site | breeding sites found and dealt with; targeted treatment |
The pest, the size of the property, how far it has spread and the number of visits decide the price. You get it in writing, VAT included, before treatment starts.
Rats in the kitchen, cockroaches before guests arrive, bed bugs found by a guest, a wasp nest by the door. Fill this in and it reaches us marked urgent. Urgent requests are called back from 07:00, or the same day in working hours. We tell you when a technician can come and what it costs — before anyone sets off.
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The price is given when we ring you back, after a few questions — before anyone sets off.
You deal with us. We arrange the inspection, choose a vetted professional pest-control company for the job — a CheckYourTraders member where there is one — and stay your point of contact through the treatment and the follow-up.
Wasp and Oriental hornet nests treated and removed where they can be reached, and mosquito breeding sites found and dealt with.
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